Mooka Surname

84,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mooka Surname Definition:

Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.

Mooka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9841:27,3073,491
Zambia1,3731:11,5441,330
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
Japan3791:337,32011,779
Uganda3531:110,59310,800
Botswana2921:7,4891,316
Australia671:402,92132,505
India621:12,372,022220,417
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Namibia241:100,3928,948
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mooka (2,191) may also be a first name.

Mooka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mooka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: healer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mooka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mooka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mooka (Hindi: मूका, Russian: Моока) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mooka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mooka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,974th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,282,793 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mooka live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 160,034th most frequent given name internationally, held by 2,191 people.

Mooka is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,984 people, or 1 in 27,307. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 34 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa Mooka exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent live and Egypt, where 19 percent live.

Mooka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mooka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mooka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mooka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Mooka earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 47.53% less than the national average, earning R 124,680 per year and in United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mookoa9124/
Mookas9120/
Mookka915/
Mookai912/
Mookaa912/
Mookat912/
Mookha912/
Mookah911/
Moka8936,925/
Mookaya8333/
Mookhay8317/
Mookioa835/
Mookaah832/
Mookaih832/
Mookkai831/
Mokha8015,071/
Mooki804,408/
Muoka803,258/
Mokka803,088/
Mokau802,079/
Mouka801,560/
Mooko801,442/
Mhoka801,376/
Mokai801,255/
Mooke80755/
Mokoa80610/
Mokay80604/
Moçka80485/
Mokea80416/
Mokaa80393/
Moika80215/
Moeka80151/
Moťka80146/
Mojka80127/
Moška80125/
Mocoa80101/
Mmoka8074/
Mokah8071/
Mgoka8059/
Moyka8020/
Mokga8014/
Mohka8012/
Mokaň8011/
Mokaj807/
Mooky807/
Mooca807/
Mogka805/
Moľka802/
Mośka801/
Mokaś801/
Mokaya7326,545/
Moukah73608/
Muotka73327/
Mokgau73311/
Moikai73185/
Moukha73166/
Mokhai73161/
Mokuoa73139/
Moskaľ73126/
Mokhoa73113/
Mmokoa7392/
Mmouka7374/
Makooa7365/
Moszka7363/
Mmuoka7352/
Mookho7348/
Moukka7344/
Mookgo7338/
Mokkaa7334/
Mookhi7328/
Mokkha7327/
Mokait7326/
Mookie7322/
Mohuka7322/
M'Moka7321/
Moukai7321/
Moukad7319/
Mogkas7318/
Mookhy7317/
Moukaa7316/
Moekaa7315/
Moukap7315/
Mokhau7313/
Mojska7311/
Moskas7311/
'Mooko739/
Mokasz738/
Moskaĺ737/
Mothka736/
Mooski736/
Mookey735/
Moytka735/
Mookui735/
Mohyka735/
Mokcap734/
Moskai734/
Moukay734/
Mookoo734/
Motkha734/
Mockas733/
Moodke733/
Mokaha733/
Mokaai733/
Mokaia733/
Mhokah732/
Moekai732/
Mmokat732/
Moiska732/
Mokhea732/
Moukea732/
Moekha732/
Muokah732/
Moukoa732/
Mokuha732/
Mokgaa732/
Mmooko732/
Mohkad732/
Mosska731/
Muokai731/
Mockai731/
Mockay731/
Mokatz731/
Mokaus731/
Mokayd731/
Mokkap731/
Moškat731/
Mougka731/
Moucoa731/
Moykas731/
Moßkau731/
Moïska731/
Moskay731/
Mookei731/
Mokhay731/
Mokahu731/
'Mooki731/
Moukaj731/
Moicoa731/
Mokahe731/
Mokaja731/
Mokgai731/
Moocah731/
Moocko731/
Mokkai731/
Mokkay731/
Mohkha731/
Moçkas731/
Mookee730/
Moitka730/
Mooket730/
Maka6744,555/
Moke6719,238/
Muka6719,084/
Moko6712,888/
Moco676,496/
Moki675,706/
Moca673,098/
Moky67454/
Mokhuoa67445/
Mokhooa67185/
Makhooa67180/
Moukkas67171/
Múka6797/
Moukhas6755/
Máka6748/
Móka6736/
Mokó6729/
Mookhey6728/
Moqa6727/
Mougkas6717/
Moqo6715/
Mouskat6715/
Makooha6712/
Mokhass6710/
Mokkath678/
Moeka'a678/
Mouckas675/
Moké675/
Moukahe675/
Mooskey674/
Mokkash674/
Mooskee673/
Moschka673/
Mouskai673/
Mockaai673/
Mokahai672/
Mokhaja672/
Moukeas672/
Mookith672/
Moukaha672/
Moukaid672/
Moukaya672/
Mukooha672/
Müka672/
Mokhaya672/
Moukhah672/
Mokgaja672/
Mookhui672/
Moukead671/
Moukkad671/
Hmokhai671/
Moukatz671/
Mouskad671/
Mouskap671/
Moshkad671/
Moszkai671/
Mokè671/
Moika'a671/
Moikhai671/
Moikhay671/
Mokkhat671/
Mokasch671/
Moukhad671/
Mokhaha671/
Mokhoha671/
Mookkei671/
Moosqay671/
Mokaish671/
Moykhai671/
Moskaph670/

Mooka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mooka in the Hindi language
मूकाmuka-
Mooka in the Russian language
Моокаmooka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mooka
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